Where the Red Fern Grows (2003 film)

Where the Red Fern Grows
Film poster
Directed byLyman Dayton
Sam Pillsbury
Screenplay byDoug C. Stewart
Eleanor Lamb
Lyman Dayton
Sam Pillsbury
Based onWhere the Red Fern Grows
by Wilson Rawls
Produced byDavid Alexanian
George Dayton
William J. Immerman
Shelley Monson
Bob Yari
StarringJoseph Ashton
Dave Matthews
Renee Faia
Mac Davis
Kris Kristofferson
Ned Beatty
Dabney Coleman
CinematographyJames Jansen
Edited byPaul Trejo
Music byJeff Cardoni
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Home Entertainment
Release dates
  • May 3, 2003 (2003-05-03) (Tribeca)[1]
  • December 21, 2004 (2004-12-21) (United States)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Where the Red Fern Grows is a 2003 American drama adventure film directed by Lyman Dayton and Sam Pillsbury and starring Joseph Ashton, Dave Matthews, Ned Beatty and Dabney Coleman. Based on the children's book of the same name by Wilson Rawls and a remake of the 1974 film of the same name, it follows the story of Billy Colman who buys and trains two Redbone Coonhound hunting dogs to hunt raccoons in the Ozark mountains.

A redbone coonhound
  1. ^ Spencer, Hawes (April 17, 2003). "Dave's debut: Red Fern to premiere at Tribeca". The Hook. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2016.